Job summary
Are you a Registered Paediatric Nurse with a passion for delivering high-quality paediatric nursing care by joining a growing and forward-thinking team?

We have the best opportunity for you to join our Emergency Department at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust.

Located in a historic Cambridgeshire city, Peterborough City Hospital is a state-of-the-art, purpose-built facility accommodating over 700 inpatient beds on modern wards. Peterborough is accessible by road or train within easy commute distance from London, Cambridge, Leicester or Birmingham.

You will be a Registered Nurse (Child)/RSCN.

You will embrace new ideas and innovative ways of working whilst providing high quality care. You will have opportunities to care for children from initial assessment through to minors, majors, and the resuscitation area.

We have an excellent competency and development programme, and you will be supported and guided by our Paediatric Sister and Clinical Educators.

Flexibility is the key to a happy team who will be able provide better patient care. All our roles are offered fulltime and/or part-time with cross-site services.

*Please Note the advert may close sooner than the date advertised due to levels of interest, closing of the advert will happen with no notice*

Main duties of the job
We are undergoing some major changes such as relocating the Urgent Treatment Centre into the Emergency Centre footprint. This unit will run alongside our existing ED and, as a band 5, you will have the chance to rotate through this area and gain minor injury experience.

The opportunities we offer include:

• Protected Supernumerary period
• Band 5 orientation / competency booklet
• Self-Rostering / Flexible working policy
• Mindfulness and wellbeing at work
• Opportunities to be involved in quality improvement / change management
• Opportunities for further study - Leadership courses / TNCC / HMIMMS/ CBRN / ATLS observer courses as well as lots of in-house teaching opportunities you can access at all levels
• Career progression opportunities

If you are dynamic, passionate, and proactive, looking for a new challenge and want to be part of a developing team then we would be pleased to hear from you.

*Please Note the advert may close sooner than the date advertised due to levels of interest, closing of the advert will happen with no notice*

About us
Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust's redeployment process.

Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description which gives full details of the role. Alternatively call to arrange an informal visit to meet the team.

Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential

• RCN
• Current NMC registration
• Evidence of professional development

Desirable

• 6 months post registration experience
• Degree in Paediatric Nursing
• Post Registration Course
• PILS
• Safeguarding Level 3

Experience/Skills/Ability/Knowledge
Essential

• Excellent understanding of safeguarding
• Problem solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Desirable

• Evidence of implementing innovation in practice
• Experience of looking after the critically ill/intubated child

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Peterborough City Hospital, Bretton Gate, Peterborough, PE3 9GZ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Paediatric Sister, Charlotte Mitchell, charlotte.mitchell10@nhs.net